Military personnel rescued the Sindh High Court chief justice’s son in an intelligence-based operation.
Security forces have rescued the kidnapped son of a top judge in a raid in Pakistan’s restive northwest, the military said on Tuesday.
Owais Ali Shah, a lawyer himself, was abducted last month from Karachi. He was found in Tank, which lies close to Pakistan’s lawless tribal region bordering Afghanistan where the military has been battling Taliban militants.
“Owais Shah son of Sindh chief justice recovered through an IBO [intelligence based operation] from custody of terrorists from near Tank, 3 terrorists killed,” Pakistan Army spokesman Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter.
Bajwa added that Shah would be reunited with his family later in the day.
Shah was last seen in CCTV footage on June 21 shopping at a supermarket in Karachi’s Defense Housing Society, an upscale neighborhood.
Army chief General Raheel Sharif “commended” intelligence and security forces for the “successful operation.”
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also congratulated Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah on the recovery of his son and praised security forces. “The prime minister lauded the role of intelligence agencies and security forces in recovering Mr. Owais Shah and said that the professional and operational excellence of our security forces has made it possible for which they deserve immense appreciation,” a statement issued by Sharif’s office said.